deadly

柯林斯詞典

1. ADJ If something is deadly, it is likely or able to cause someone's death, or has already caused someone's death. 致命的; 致死的
He was acquitted on charges of assault with a deadly weapon. 他用兇器傷人的罪名不成立。
...a deadly disease currently affecting dolphins. …目前影響海豚的一種致命疾病。
2. ADJ If you describe a person or their behaviour as deadly, you mean that they will do or say anything to get what they want, without caring about other people. 不擇手段的; 肆無(wú)忌憚的[表不滿]
The Duchess levelled a deadly look at Nikko. 公爵夫人無(wú)所顧忌地瞪了尼尅一眼。
3. ADJ A deadly situation has unpleasant or dangerous consequences. 極有害的
...the deadly combination of low expectations and low achievement. …低期望值和低成就的不良結(jié)郃。
4. ADV You can use deadly to emphasize that something has a particular quality, especially an unpleasant or undesirable quality. 極度地[ADV adj] [強(qiáng)調(diào)]
Broadcast news was accurate and reliable but deadly dull. 新聞廣播準(zhǔn)確、可靠，但極其枯燥。

Police found traces of the deadly biological agent Anthrax.
Doctors fear possible epidemics of cholera , malaria and other deadly diseases .
These missiles are capable of swatting enemy planes with deadly accuracy .
He is accused of helping to carry out a deadly bomb attack on a fashionable Paris restaurant .
The chemical attack was a deadly combination of nerve gases .